Karachi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$421
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1023
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$146
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$237
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$158
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.5
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1768
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.43M

The cost of living in Karachi is 66% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4646th ($421 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6375th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Taipei

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Karachi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.81
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.2
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.41
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.38
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.35
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$106
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$65.8
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$194
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$117
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.8
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.72%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$751
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$469
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.06
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.24
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.31
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.26
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.77
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.62
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.3
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.9
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$63.4
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1476
$16947

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$355
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$320
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$385
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$342
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$273
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$352
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$337
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$312
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$298
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$367
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$303
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$433
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$391
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$273
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$312
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$299
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$360
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$530
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$314
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$310
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$559
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$358
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$350
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$279
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$663
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$440
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$267
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$473
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$316
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$401
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$260
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$469
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$717
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$350
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$283
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$252
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1193
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$311
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$525

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612